Ceylonthelphusa alpina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gecarcinucoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Gecarcinucoidea

Familia: Gecarcinucidae
Subfamilia: Gecarcinucinae
Genus: Ceylonthelphusa
Species: Ceylonthelphusa alpina

Name

Ceylonthelphusa alpina Bahir & Ng, 2005

Type locality: Peradeniya University garden, Peradeniya, Kandy District, 07°17’N, 080°35’E, altitude 650 m.

Holotype: WHT. male ♂. 7.X.2003. legit M.M. Bahir & M. Meegaskumbura. WHT 10916.

References

• Bahir, M.M. & Ng, P.K.L. 2005. Descriptions of ten new species of freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae: Ceylonthelphusa, Mahata, Perbrinckia) from Sri Lanka. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 12: 47–75. PDF. Reference page.